Four tips to manage mobile classrooms

Promoting access while maintaining student safety can prove challenging for educators

As classrooms change with the evolution of mobile technology, classroom management strategies must adjust to walk the line between keeping students on task and giving students freedom to use their mobile devices for learning.

Focusing on four classroom management components may help educators as they strive to incorporate mobile devices into teaching and learning while meeting the challenge of minimizing device distractions.

During an Oct. 6 Connected Educator Month webinar, East Central University Assistant Professor Mark Jones and Instructor Toni Jones offered tips and advice for managing classrooms that are increasingly mobile.

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